Leonard



L.A SEAL.

Wheei Plow.

Patented June 16, 1868.

PLFETERS. FHOTQvLITMDGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, Dv E.

@gatteo ttitrsistituti @fitta LEONARD w. BE'AL, or DIXON, ILLINOIS, 'AssIeNOn rro HIMSELF AND A. D. 'nauwer SAME PLAGE.

Lam Patent No. 'zsscgaefz Jima 16, 186s.

IMPROVEMENT IN PLOWS TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CON CERN:

Be it knownV that I, LEONARD W'. BEAL, of Dixon, in the county of Lee, and State of Illinois, have invented4 a new Vand useful Improvement in Plowsg and I do hereby declare and make known that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description 'of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon, which forrn part of this specification.

My said invention consists in a mould-board of a novel form and construction, bythe use of which plows may be made without land-sides or points separate from the mould-board; and it further consists in a novel mode of attaching said plow, or one or more of said plows, to a sulky-frame and wheels; 'and it further consistsr in a novel mode of attaching the axle to the frame of the plough, so that the direction of the axle across the frame may be varied', to cause the plows to run more or less to'land, as may be desiredt and it also consists in constructing-the mould-board in such a form that, when the front end becomes worn, the mould-board can be reversed,its rear end being placed forward, and its upper edge downward, substantially as hereinafter described. To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to construct and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the saine with particularity, making reference, in so doing, to the aforesaid drawings, in which- Figure l represents a plan view of my invention. i

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same, and

Figure 3 is a section through one of the plows, A, taken at the line a: in g. 1.

Similar letters of reference, .in the several gures, 4denote the same parts of ,my said invention.

A represents the plow, which is formed of a single plate of metal, formed up into the desired concave shape, -tbe s aid plate being defined by curved lines.

The i'ront and rear ends are made of the same configuration, with rounded points, so as to be reversible,

whereby the plow can be changed, so as to present the rear end fo; the cutter, by turningr the plate upside down,

when the upper rear corner or rounded pointl becomes the lower front point, which parts exactly correspond in the configuration of the plate.

The plow above described does not cut the furrow in a vertical line from the land, and does not cut a dat furrow upon the bottom, the` cohguration of the plow being such that a furrow is cut with a curved face and bottomfthe' curve of the face extending beneath, so as to form a circular or curved furrow in the ground.-

'lhe point where the cutting-part of the plow is, or that part of the plow which extends farthest forward, instead-of being next the land-side, asis the case of ordinary plows, is on the outer side ofthe furrow, farthest from the land-side, as shown. l

The said plows, one or more, are secured to a standard, B, by means of a bolt and lint, shown at a, said standard being braced, as shown, and secured, by bolts and nuts, or otherwise, to the frame C in such a manner ns'to be reset at-diiferent heights, as may be desired.

It will be observed that the axle E is secured to the frame C by means of boxes F, which are. provided with arms, projecting down through the longitudinal slots c c in the sides of the frame, said arms being provided with screwfnuts under the frame, whereby said boxes F are firmly secured to the frame, while, by loosening said nuts, the boxes F, which carry the axle, maybe adjusted, upon either side, forward or backward, so as to cause the axle to lie directly across the frame, or to lie diagonally across the same, to make the plows run toor from the land, as may be desired. It will also be observed that the axle E is formed with elbows or crank-bends at e if The frame C is provided with a semicircular strip of iron or other metal, D, extending from the front to the rear of the frame C, which is provided with notches OZ upon one side. n

To the axle E is rigidly attached a lever, Il, so that, by throwing said lever forward or back, and pressing it into one of the notches ct upon the bar D, the bends in the axle c may be turned down, so as to raise the plows clear of the ground, to iriove the implement from place to place or the bend in the axle may be turned i up, so as to let the plows below the bottom cf the wheels, either to the full extent, or to any desired depth, thus gauging the depth otthe furrow, `as may be desired.

It may be observed that the adjustability ofthe axle acrossthe frame may be eifected by securing the boxes l thereof to the frame in any other Suitable manner, provided they have a longitudinal adjustment upon the frame, and also thatother means than the lever H and curved bar D may be employed for raising, lowering, and regulating the depth of the plows.

The plows A, from theirconfiguration and shape, render a separate point and a land-side entirely unnecessary, and enables the entire plow to be formed of a `single plate, while its form and mode of attachment at its centre, and its symmetrical proportions before and behind, and above and below its point of attachmentI to the standard, at a, render it reversible, as aforesaid.

This plow, one or more, may be attached to an ordinary plow-beam, or any other suitable device; or one or more of them may be attached to asulky or wheeled frame, to operate as a gang. Y

Having'described the construction and operation of my improvement, I will proceed to specify what I clam, and desire to secure by Letters Patent. I

' 1. I claim a plow-plate A, constructed substantially as described, so as to dispense with allandside and` separate point, .and operating as speeied .and described.

2. I claim the plow-plate A, when constructed in the curved form, symmetrically before and behind its point of attachment to its standard, so as to operate and be reversible, substantially as described and shown,

3. I claim the combination of one or more plows, A, Constructed substantially as dcscr'ibed, with aframe,

hC, and wheels W, substantially as set forth.

4. I claim securing theaxle E to the frame C in such al manner as to be adjusted, at pleasure, to vary its direction across the frame, substantially as herein set forth and described.

L.; W.l BEAL,

Witnesses:

Crans A.. DAVIS; 

